The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-19
SISTERS OF THAT LASS o. LOWRIE'S."
Female Laborers in England Who Will Be
Allowed to Work Without Interference.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LONDON. June 1S.-.'That Lass O. Lowrie'sr is
a reality and not fgment of the fertile imag-
ination of the clever Mrs. Hodgson Burnett.
attended, recently. the annual meeting of the
English National Association for Defense OF
Personal Rights, which was held in handsome
hall situated il Essex street, London, almost
directly opposite that most magnificent pile Of
modern gothic buildings, the new Law Courts.
The audience was large and attentive, and
rapturously appauded every point taken which
aimed at contesting all parliamentary meddling
with individual liberty. The meeting was
presided over by Charles Hopwood. Queens
counsel and recorder of Liverpool, who
was supported by Miss Muller, Mr.. Charles Nc
Laren. NJ. Leon Donnat member of the Munich
pal Council of Paris, who stated that he was
actively associated with sister society in Paris
for the defense of personal rights, and other
prominent people. 1t appears that in 1856 it was
proposed in Parliament in the ''coal-mines
regulation act amendment bill. to abolish female
labor at the brow OF coal-mines, at the repre-
sentation that the dress worn by these women
when at work offended propriety, consisting.
it does, of trousers, skirt and jacket. A deputa-
ton of pit-brow women attended the meet
ing, and three Of them in full working outfit,
we're accommodated with seats upon the plat
form, where the audience was enabled to judge
tor itself OF the exact character of the dress It
would be difficult to devise a costume more mod
est She hair Is completely hidden by black
alpaca skull cap with hanging bag at the back,
into which any loose locks may fall, and thus be
preserved from dust; high necked, long sleeved
jacket of thick dark blue cloth is worn over q
petticoat of the same material, which reaches
about TO the calf of the leg; between this and
the boot tops are seen the much-talked-of
trousers, which in reality nothing more
nor less-except that they made of
dark cloth like the Jacket and skrt-than the
pantalettes which were universally worn and
shown few years ago. and which are still worn
but not shown nowadays coiored silk tie
about the neck and a large linen apron complete
the accoutrements. The three women repre-
age. All were robust, sturdy-in q word, mag
Dlfcent specimens of the female animal;
and all three endowed with
plexions of the lily married to the rose.
The youngest was girl of eighteen, who,
it stated, had worked for five years at
tru ant locks upon her forehead proclaimed her
to be a perfect type of olden-haired blonde;
large eyes OF darkest sapphire were modestly
downcast and shaded by long. curling lashes; the
flag of rudy health waved over the rosy cheeks
and ruby lips. and altogether could easily
imagine that scholarly. town-worn young min
lister, like the depicted in That Lass o.
Lowrie's. could fall to loving this honest, prm-
tive type of healthy woman and want her TO
wife despite their social unitness; while, the
other hand. one could believe that the
deeply touched, him -worshipping. but con-
scientious girl should cry, did the
Lass: Not yet: let Educate myself
first; let me be little more worthy Of you.s /
congratulated Miss Muller the success of her
energetic protests against interference with
dress imnodest is absurd" / said. us it
not?" she exclaimed. ut is our dress e. e., that
of women of fashion, which is immodest not
theirs The agitation in behalf of their right